Paraquat induces different pulmonary biochemical responses in Wistar rats and Swiss mice

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 79-91

  Ali, S ^a   Diwakar, G ^a   Pawa, S ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Paraquat; Pulmonary biochemical responses; Swiss mice; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

PARAQUAT; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (PHOSPHATE) DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; CATALASE; CELL FRACTIONATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HERBICIDES; HYDROXYLAMINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LUNG; MALE; MICE; NAD(P)H DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAQUAT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0033976712     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2797(99)00167-2     Document Type: Article

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